A podcast was applauded for its reporting on embedded racism in the workplace. It didn’t make it to the third episode.

What Really Happened at ‘Reply All’?

President Biden’s new role as a crusader for Americans in poverty is an evolution for a politician who has focused on the working class and his Senate work on the judiciary and foreign relations.

With Relief Plan, Biden Takes on a New Role: Crusader for the Poor

Flickering screens, whizzing helicopters and repurposed patches of pavement have transformed the scene.

Am I in Manhattan? Or Another Sequel to ‘Blade Runner’?

Investors, who flocked to companies like Zoom as the virus spread, have started to look elsewhere.

Companies That Rode Pandemic Boom Get a Reality Check

Some mothers are seeking alternatives, worried about Covid-19 and racial inequities in health care.

Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births

The oil industry, known for boom-bust cycles, is resisting the temptation to pump more oil — for now.

Why $4-a-Gallon Gas May Be Coming Your Way This Summer

The Seattle area once had more coronavirus deaths than anywhere else in the United States. A year later, the region’s deaths per capita are lower than any other large metropolitan area.

Seattle’s Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been

Coupang, a start-up founded by a Harvard Business School dropout, helped transform e-commerce in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for online shopping.

South Korea’s Answer to Amazon Debuts on Wall Street

“Everydays — The First 5000 Days,” by the artist known as Beeple, set a record for a digital artwork in a sale at Christie’s.

JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace

The Tesla boss and digital prankster is striking a chord, at a time of disillusionment with the tech industry and its leading tycoons.

China’s Jaded Techies Find a Hero in Elon Musk

A new collective of Black architects and artists, formed out of a show now at MoMA, aims to “reclaim the larger civic promise of architecture.”

How Can Blackness Construct America?

Aviation workers will be protected from furloughs through September under the bill President Biden signed Thursday, but a full travel recovery could take years.

Relief Bill Gives Airline and Airport Workers a Reprieve, for Now

The event on Sunday will address the challenges of a music industry hit hard by the pandemic. The Weeknd, who was snubbed, says he will boycott the awards going forward, in a sign of continuing friction with artists.

Grammys Ready Pandemic Show, as the Weeknd Boycotts Future Awards​

An independent report commissioned by the Los Angeles City Council faulted the department for its lack of planning and chaotic response.

L.A.P.D. Severely Mishandled George Floyd Protests, Report Finds

In the Disney+ series, Wanda Maximoff has depth and power, a turn for the Marvel world. But she faces a familiar dilemma: Hero work or domestic bliss?

What ‘WandaVision’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Female Superheroes

Those tens of millions of doses from AstraZeneca are waiting for trial results, while countries that authorized the vaccine beg to have them.

The U.S. Is Sitting on Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses the World Needs

The move by the State Assembly sets the stage for what could be the state’s first impeachment effort in more than a century.

Cuomo Faces New Threat: Impeachment Inquiry Led by Democrats

Yearning for the Before Times as a mythic era risks obscuring the ways in which the Before was really many different kinds of before.

The Past Year Has Taught Me a Lot About Nostalgia

The Learning Network has been giving students a voice since 1998. But when the coronavirus hit, the team knew they had to do more.

We Asked Teens What Life Was Like in a Pandemic. They Had a Lot to Say.

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

Going through the looking glass with Dior, up in the mountains at Miu Miu and on an odyssey with Louis Vuitton.

Even Stuck at Home, These Clothes Will Take You Places

New York City apartment hunters have been asking for these home features in their online searches.

Which Amenities Are Most Popular?

There’s always plenty to watch; this weekend our critic recommends a gorgeous new animated show, a terrific stand-up special, and all of “My So-Called Life.”

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Lawyers for two of the singer’s sons say the document was in the files of a law firm she had engaged to help her with estate planning.

Another Possible Aretha Franklin Will Surfaces in Estate Dispute

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, March 11, 2021.

March 11, 2021

Headlines from March 11, 2021

What Really Happened at ‘Reply All’?

With Relief Plan, Biden Takes on a New Role: Crusader for the Poor

Am I in Manhattan? Or Another Sequel to ‘Blade Runner’?

Companies That Rode Pandemic Boom Get a Reality Check

Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births

Billboard 200

Dangerous: The Double Album

The Highlights

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Shiesty Season

The Voice

Historical Context for March 11, 2021